team science to promote physical activity

Conditions: Health Promotion

Summary: background: fun for wellness is an online intervention designed to promote growth in well-being and physical activity by providing confidence-enhancing learning opportunities to participants. objective: the objective of this feasibility study is to address uncertainties regarding the inclusion of accelerometer-based assessment of physical activity within the fun for wellness online intervention among free-living adults with obesity in the united states of america. method: the study design is a prospective, double-blind, parallel group randomized pilot trial. discussion: results are intended to inform the preparation of a future definitive randomized controlled trial.

fun for wellness is an online intervention designed to promote growth in well-being and physical activity by providing confidence-enhancing learning opportunities to participants \[1\]. the conceptual framework for the fun for wellness intervention is guided by self-efficacy theory \[2\]. evidence has been provided for the efficacy of fun for wellness to promote self-reported physical well-being actions in free-living adults who comply with the intervention \[3\]. the objective of this feasibility study is to address uncertainties regarding the inclusion of accelerometer-based assessment of physical activity within the fun for wellness online intervention among free-living adults with obesity in the united states of america. four specific aims will be investigated. aim 1. to determine if accelerometer-based assessment of physical activity can be used within the fun for wellness intervention. aim 2. to determine if accelerometer-based assessment of physical activity should be used within the fun for wellness intervention. aim 3. to determine how to implement accelerometer-based assessment of physical activity within the fun for wellness intervention. aim 4. to provide a preliminary effect size estimate for each direct effect in the conceptual model for the fun for wellness online intervention. pursuit of these four specific aims is based on a general conceptual framework for feasibility and pilot studies in preparation for a future definitive randomized controlled trial \[4-6\]. within this conceptual framework, a randomized pilot trial is a type of a feasibility study and a feasibility study may include a focus on the acceptability of an intervention \[4-6\].

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: individual is at least 18 years old but not older than 64 years old. individual has a body mass index (bmi) ≥ 25.00 kg/m2. individual has access to a technological device (e.g., computer) that can access the online intervention. individual is not simultaneously enrolled in another program promoting either well-being or physical activity. individual is willing to comply with instructions for physical activity monitoring. exclusion criteria: individual is less than 18 years old or older than 64 years old. individual has a body mass index (bmi) \< 25.00. individual does not have access to a technological device (e.g., computer) that can access the online intervention. individual is simultaneously enrolled in another program promoting either well-being or physical activity. individual is unwilling to comply with instructions for physical activity monitoring.